AI in Product: Signal from Noise

AI is on every roadmap twice – as the product to build and as the tool to build with. Product leaders are caught between two modes: experiment boldly or ship cautiously. Be more technical or double down on curiosity.

This meetup won't resolve that tension. But two speakers will give you sharper questions to navigate it – one from the strategy side, one from the data side.

**⚖️ AI: Overhyped or Underhyped?** *Martin Eriksson, Coach, Advisor, Author, Speaker @ The Decision Stack* A strategic take on AI for product leaders.

What is noise. What deserves attention. How to prepare for shifts that may be dramatic — but uneven.

**🔍 Large-Scale Data Analysis Using Natural Language** *Varun Mittal, VP Product & Operations @ Unacast* A real case from telecom mobility data.

Faced with 1.5 million rows and the need to verify correlation to national statistics. Using natural language AI as a thinking partner, Varun explored bias, data quality, and gaps – without being a data scientist.

This session is about confidence, not code.

🎤 **Speakers** [Martin Eriksson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/martineriksson/) is a board member, strategic advisor, and author of the upcoming book *The Decision Stack*. As the Founder of ProductTank, Co-Founder of Mind the Product, and co-author of *Product Leadership* (O'Reilly, 2017), he helped shape the product management discipline and influenced a generation of product leaders.

[Varun Mittal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vmittal1/) leads Product & Operations at Unacast, working at the intersection of data, AI, and business strategy. His work focuses on turning complex, messy datasets into usable insight.

**Event Sponsor** Thanks to [Autodesk](https://www.autodesk.com/no) for sponsoring the event and hosting the community at their offices.

**Plan for the evening**

* 1730: Gates Open (Food & drink and mingling) * 1800: ProductTank Intro * 1815: Speakers for the evening * 1900: Q&A followed by mingling * 2000: Lights out!

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